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The New York Times has gone deep to find a Good Republican to write about

The New York Times has gone deep to find a Good Republican to write about

that their favorite 'trash the left' sources are just buying new boats and losing races is not so interesting for some reasons

that their favorite 'trash the left' sources are just buying new boats and losing races is not so interesting for some reasons

This could be done every election cycle but there are great stories to be written about how the democratic consulting-industrial...

This could be done every election cycle but there are great stories to be written about how the democratic consulting-industrial complex/DCCC fundraising/candidate choices lead to debacles like new york house races, and we can guess why reporters tend not to write those stories

time for the elon/lettuce countdown

time for the elon/lettuce countdown

would say this, but a reasonable explanation for Lonnie is actually that he has terminal windshield view brain. The man has never just...

would say this, but a reasonable explanation for Lonnie is actually that he has terminal windshield view brain. The man has never just taken a walk around anywhere in his life

lonnie's with Jared now, hopefully the NYT writes another piece about his iconoclastic hard to pin down newfangled politics (which they...

lonnie's with Jared now, hopefully the NYT writes another piece about his iconoclastic hard to pin down newfangled politics (which they write for every right winger who isn't an outspoken christian conservative)

I am on the West Coast (not normally) and waking up a 7AM and feeling like it's really late because the East Coast is already...

I am on the West Coast (not normally) and waking up a 7AM and feeling like it's really late because the East Coast is already contemplating lunch is disconcerting

"sir musk we will behave we promise if you do the right thing" is where they *already* are

"sir musk we will behave we promise if you do the right thing" is where they *already* are

Of course we saw how they dealt with trump, even before he was president, even before he was the nominee, ...

Of course we saw how they dealt with trump, even before he was president, even before he was the nominee, ...

all general observations about narcissists apply, but also lonnie is pretty much a sociopath over and above that, something these media...

all general observations about narcissists apply, but also lonnie is pretty much a sociopath over and above that, something these media organizations chose to ignore in favor of puff pieces for years (the new york times is *still* writing them)

big media organizations need to make an institutional decision to leave that other place. Begging lonnie to do the right thing is just...

big media organizations need to make an institutional decision to leave that other place. Begging lonnie to do the right thing is just playing his game, which will be neverending

plenty of journalists will be thrilled about Musk's new, um, relaxed attitude about transphobia. be careful what you wish for!

plenty of journalists will be thrilled about Musk's new, um, relaxed attitude about transphobia. be careful what you wish for!

and in elon's case - the obsequious tech press

and in elon's case - the obsequious tech press

a response to this is always "you know this stuff because of journalism!" - true of much though not all - but it's the Morning...

a response to this is always "you know this stuff because of journalism!" - true of much though not all - but it's the Morning Joes and CNN anchors and prominent NYT reporters who drive what most people "know"

he has not hidden who he is - they hid it on his behalf.

he has not hidden who he is - they hid it on his behalf.

I say this not in the spirit of "I told you so" (though I did) but the people whose job it is to inform you - the most highly paid...

I say this not in the spirit of "I told you so" (though I did) but the people whose job it is to inform you - the most highly paid of them especially - preserved the legend of Elon Musk genius rocket man and good guy despite a long history of racism, fraud, and criminal abuse

The new conservative thing is going to be "the constitution is shit" (not so wrong but it is funny how they can flip from...

The new conservative thing is going to be "the constitution is shit" (not so wrong but it is funny how they can flip from worshipping it or at least the constitution of their imagination)

RT @hamiltonnolan@twitter.com"White House reporters using lofty language about democracy to whine about not getting holiday party...

RT @hamiltonnolan@twitter.com

"White House reporters using lofty language about democracy to whine about not getting holiday party invites from the White House" is the highest level of humiliation fetish I can even imagine https://nypost.com/2022/12/06/biden-faces-press-outcry-after-christmas-party-snubs/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/hamiltonnolan/status/1600144896886644736

RT @halomancer1@twitter.comthis tweet reads like my grandma tried to write dialog for a star trek episode...

RT @halomancer1@twitter.com

this tweet reads like my grandma tried to write dialog for a star trek episode https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1600080018951921664

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/halomancer1/status/1600087813092913152